The crowd booed the decision at the end of the fight with Marquez believes he won the third fight between the combatants.
Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez
Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez
Mark came into the fight as a heavy underdog, despite having run close to Pacquiao in their two previous fights (the first was a draw, the second a split decision victory for Pacquiao).
The Mexican certainly seemed on board the early rounds in the fight, but against his style of attack was always going to leave him vulnerable to losing tricks to the strictest on the scorecards of judges Pacquiao, and while the champion was just rambling Throughout, he at least try to move a little more than his opponent.
Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez
Yahoo! Eurosport scored the fight 116-115 for Pacquiao, with three tours given as 10-10 in a fight that was extremely difficult to mark and will probably be discussed ad nauseam."My fans are very happy because I clearly won the fight," Pacquiao said in an interview following the ring
"We must accept that my opponent is not easy. It is a good fighter and it is not easy, but I won the fight."
Mark, however, was disgusted by the verdict: "It's hard when you are fighting against hunters and judges as well," he said of his dressing room.
Pacquiao improved his career record 54-3-2 with 38 KOs with the win, but Mark 8-1 underdog could come out of the fight with more credit.
Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez With the fight taking place at a higher weight than the previous two battles, the Mexican was scheduled to fight against his opponent in the Philippines but at times Mark seemed to be a psychic in the ring who knew exactly what was coming from Pacquiao, before punches were thrown.
Pacquiao looked ragged all, ignored the body of Marquez, and struggled to land something with his back against his wily opponent in 38 years.
There was a lack of fireworks in the fight, but every second intriguing with both fighters looking for a breakthrough that could nick a round in a battle incredibly tense.
In the later stages of the fight, Pacquiao began along the front a little more urgency with shreds of a man who knew he was behind, and at this stage, it may well have been.
Mark was content to look bad during the Pacquiao fight, but it was not enough to convince the judges to give him the fight, and when the final bell toll, there was real tension in on the verdict, which could have anyway.
Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez - Pacquiao was given if the decision, but it was so tight that cries could now be harder for Pacquiao-Marquez IV for the good hype and discussed potential match between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
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